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No travel to Texas for Kilpatrick, parole officials say

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is longing for his family in Texas, but parole officials say he must stay in Michigan again this weekend.

Kilpatrick has been under a travel ban since January after violating parole in a 2008 criminal case. Meanwhile, he's waiting for a jury to return a verdict in a separate corruption trial. Friday is the 14th day of deliberations.

In an email to his parole agent, Kilpatrick says he hasn't been to his Dallas-area home since Jan. 2, although his wife and three children have traveled to Detroit to see him. He suggests that a fear of "public and media scrutiny" is the reason why the agent won't lift the travel ban.

Kilpatrick says "parolees are human beings" who need to stay connected to family.